Review of (500) Days of Summer (2009) by Jeffa — 07 Aug 2009
I guess it was pretty good as far as romantic comedies go, which isn't saying a whole lot. Like most self-absorbed female characters in these movies, Zooey Deschanel is generally unlikable. Along with too many coincidental plot fillers, I had problems with too much forced hipsterism: "I love The Smiths.
" Joseph Gordon-Levitt was a decent hapless emo sweatervest-donning twenty-something. He was about as close to real as this movie gets to romance -- the pathetic, angst ridden worship that plagues obsessive hipsters.
I still don't buy the pro's claims that this is a realistic premise, which is completely destroyed by its ultimate hokeyness.
This review of (500) Days of Summer (2009) was written by Jeffa on 07 Aug 2009.
(500) Days of Summer has generally received very positive reviews.
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